Council defends Wi-Fi against worried citizens

While the average age of people in Norfolk is a few years higher than the rest of the country, the area's council has been at the cutting edge of setting up a Wi-Fi system. A £1.1 million Norfolk Open Link project, managed by Norfolk County Council and funded by the East of England Development Agency (EEDA), means people will get free broadband internet access.

But according to the Norwich Evening News, there is a body of the yeomanry which is far from grateful. They fear that low levels of radiation emitted by transmitters used in the Wi-Fi technology could turn their brains to sludge.

They are the same bunch which has been campaigning for years to force mobile phone masts to be moved away from schools or homes.

Now they have been joined by Norwich North MP Ian Gibson who is demanding more research be conducted into potential dangers before the Wi-Fi project goes ahead.

Kurt Frary, Norfolk Open Link project manager at Norfolk County Council has had pointed out that the "technology used for Norfolk Openlink is similar to that used in some modern mobile phones and laptops". Wi-Fi aerials are sited high on lamp posts and buildings so that they are more than 30cm away from any user.

Still they said the Spinning Jenny was safe, and it was, right up to the minute it fell on your noddle or you were hurt by a rampaging mob worried about losing their jobs.

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